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M62 crash in Kirklees on 27 October 2002 at 14:15 involving a Ford Mondeo

Six vehicles, including a Ford Mondeo and a Ford Escort, were involved in a crash on the M62 in Kirklees at 14:15 on Sunday 27 October 2002. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Oct 2002
Sunday, 14:15
Vehicles
6
Ford Mondeo and 5 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.74175, longitude -1.72038, in the BD19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cleckheaton, Kirklees, BD19 4TY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kirklees

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002131140502
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
62
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
62

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 November 2017.

Vehicles involved (6)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 4: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,294 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 5: Hyundai Lantra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 6: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Peugeot 309)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2002131140502 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kirklees road accident statistics for 2002.